#Colonial

Liam Hogan

Limerick1914

I mean we only know about the Zong Massacre because after the murderers returned home their employers claimed insurance payments on their lost property, i.e. the people they threw overboard.https://twitter.com/mrianleslie/status/13620201235

Audrey Shipp

adri16

Aimé Cesaire, poet, leader of the Communist Party of Martinique & Prof of Frantz Fanon, on " thingification" which is the destruction of the colonized & their past. Hierarchy &

Nadine White

Nadine_Writes

EXCL: Dozens of UK organisations have endorsed mock slave auctions for “depraved” entertainment purposes. "These are a re-enactment of the most evil part of British history" and "shouldn’t be revered,"

Michael L

wtb_Michael

If you're buying books for Christmas this year, why not buy a new-release Australian book from an indie bookshop? It's been a crappy year for a lot of writers, launching

C.S. Blennerhassett

CSBlenner

Pining for an escape from the damp and dank lockdown to somewhere exotic? Well, there are dozens of volcanic islands dubbed the 'Hawaii of the Atlantic' – some you might

Based Abdi

AbdiPopeulist

Here's a story of how Communism/Socialism destroyed Somalia.A country blessed with a tropical weather, an endless coastline and a proud enterprising people.It should have been a success story.[Kindly RT and

Nimer Sultany

NimerSultany

Thinking beyond 'the Israeli left': Palestinians have written & lectured for decades that the Israeli regime is "one regime" with multiple oppressive practices & that this regime is a colonial

Sarthak Bhardwaj

sarthakk_20

Thread. 2020 was a good year in terms of the books I managed to read. Here are 10 (non-fiction) books that I enjoyed the most. In no specific order. 1.

isaac Samuel

rhaplord

Acemoglu on Africa in "why nations fail" -a commentary thread on his analysis of the political and economic institutions of pre-colonial AfricaDetailed sources and references at bottom of the thread

Darren Mooney

Darren_Mooney

#NowWatching “The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.”I’d argue that it’s among the most underrated serials in the history of #DoctorWho, along with “The Ribos Operation”, “Warriors’ Gate” and “The Awakening.”It’s

Vincent Wong

InitialVW

Deconstructing why HK protesters should not support the Indian Army or the literally fascist authoritarian BJP government is not something that I thought would be needed.This timeline is the worst.

Shaun O'Dwyer

shaunodwyer

There’s been much talk about the costs of defending Taiwan in worst case scenarios of PRC invasion. But less about the nationalist outlook justifying such aggression – irredentism (民族统一主义). We

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ThaAyantu

What Africans Commonly Overlook about #Ethiopia Contrary to popular perception, there is not one ‘Ethiopian’ Language, Culture, Religion or History. #Ethiopia is home to a multiplicity of peoples & cultures

Alex Taylor

AlexTaylorNews

Why does the UK have such a weird attitude to its citizens who live abroad ? No other country does this. Time for a rant ! requiring a thread prompted

Huzaifa.

MHuzaifaNizam

Lesser Known Fact: Contrary to many claiming Pakistan never had a large enough Kingdom/Empire, there existed an indigenous Kingdom which covered most of Pakistan and parts of India, Afghanistan and

Matt/BrySanity Guy

BryGuy59er

There are few bigger examples of how poorly our education system is than when it comes to the issue of SlaverySlavery was forced onto the American colonies by the British

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